It’s almost like Groundhog Day.
Bill Murray has been asked about Ghostbusters 3 for about 20 years.
What Murray Did Instead:Kingpin,Larger Than Life,Space Jam
Was It The Right Move?
Say what you will aboutSpace Jam, but Murray almost steals the show from actual cartoons.
The film is still constantly referenced and helped introduce Bill Murray to a whole new generation of fans.
It states that Aykroyd then intended to write the cameo out of the script.
What Murray Did Instead:The Man Who Knew Too Little
Was It The Right Move?
If there was ever a year where Murray needed to strap the pack back on, this is it.
What Murray Did Instead:Wild Things,Rushmore
Was It The Right Move?
What Murray Did Instead:Cradle Will Rock
Was It The Right Move?
:There are a lot of films here, all with varying amounts of quality.
Its in the indie field where Murray strikes pay dirt.
Years that end in 7 are ideal for making newGhostbusters.
There were just a couple.
It was just the funny characters in that world, and I like that movie because of it.
The first movie had like 60 plate shots.
So, they are hard movies to write, and Dan really caught it with that first one.
What Murray Did Instead:Get Smart,City of Ember
Was It The Right Move?
:Just another cameo inGet Smart, though its pretty great.
Whatsnotpretty great isCity of Ember, which failed to spark critcial excitement and bombed at the box office.
On a $55 million budget, the film only made $11 million.
Why have a go at start a new franchise when you have one in waiting?
From a PR standpoint,Zombielandis invaluable.
So now they are going to have me as a ghost in the film.
Theyre going to write the nextGhostbusters.
And they had just written this movie that he had directed…Year One.
So that dream just vaporized.
But its the studio that really wants this thing.
Its a franchise, and they made a whole lot of money onGhostbusters.
What Murray Did Instead:Get Low
Was It The Right Move?
Murray seems to be more interested in art than commerce.
When the conversation turns to aGhostbusters 3while Murray isonHoward Stern, he says, I guess Im the problem.
Before I was an asset, [but] now Im a problem.
Theres a script somewhere [on my desk], but I havent read it yet.
He continues: Ill get to it…I gotta get to it I feel bad.
What Murray Did Instead:Passion Play
Was It The Right Move?
So much for art, how about a little commerce?
This is simply something that would not be in his nature.
I always drag my feet on it.
He may have read ten pages at some point, but hes never read a script.
But hes never been interested, either.
That part is true.
What Murray Did Instead:Nothing!
Yes
2014
NoGhosts:With the passing of Harold Ramis,Reitman exits the project as director.
Talking toDazed Digitalin March, Murray is inevitably asked aboutGhostbusters 3.
He replies with, They want to refresh the franchise.
The franchise is fantastic.
But I find that you dont really lose by saying no in show business.
If you say no, sometimes they come back with a better script.
Or sometimes it just goes away.
But I dont know.
Are you thinking of going back to high school?
I like doing these small parts.
I dont want to feel the weight and the burden of all that.
In September, Murray at last had his final say on the matter.
I would go to that movie, and theyd probably have better outfits, too.
His fantasy cast would be, Melissa (McCarthy) would be a spectacular Ghostbuster.
And Kristen Wiig is so funny God, shes funny!
I like this girl Linda Cardellini (Mad Men) a lot.
And Emma Stone is funny.
There are some funny girls out there.
What Murray Did Instead:The Monuments Men,The Grand Budapest Hotel,St.
Vincent,Dumb and Dumber To
Was It The Right Move?
A question for another article), butSt.
Vincentis another Murray classic.
Playing a grumpy, antisocial, alcoholic Vietnam vet, Murray makes Vin simulatenously hilarious and heartbreaking.
Special thanks tothisVulturepiecefor compiling every singleGhostbusters 3rumor of the last 25 years.
It helped us construct our Murray denial timeline.
